Maven archetype:create failing on Cannot find Plexus container for plugin:

["EXT-Noss, Jim A" <Ji...@boeing.com>]

I am a newbie trying to follow the Maven 2.0.4 Getting started
Instructions. When I try to create a new project, voila I receive the
following:
 
 
mvn -e archetype:create -DgroupId=test -DartifactId=testmaven

+ Error stacktraces are turned on.

[INFO] Scanning for projects...

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[INFO] Building Unnamed - condenserii:condenserii:mavin-plugin:1.0

[INFO] task-segment: [archetype:create]

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[ERROR] BUILD ERROR

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[INFO] Internal error in the plugin manager executing goal
'org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-archetype-plugin:1.0-alpha-1:create':
Cannot find Plexus container for plugin:
org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-archetype-plugin

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[INFO] Trace

org.apache.maven.lifecycle.LifecycleExecutionException: Internal error
in the plugin manager executing goal
'org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-archetype-plugin:1.0-alpha-1:create':
Cannot find Plexus container for plugin:
org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-archetype-plugin

at
org.apache.maven.lifecycle.DefaultLifecycleExecutor.executeGoals(Default
LifecycleExecutor.java:538)

at
org.apache.maven.lifecycle.DefaultLifecycleExecutor.executeStandaloneGoa
l(DefaultLifecycleExecutor.java:488)

at
org.apache.maven.lifecycle.DefaultLifecycleExecutor.executeGoal(DefaultL
ifecycleExecutor.java:458)

at
org.apache.maven.lifecycle.DefaultLifecycleExecutor.executeGoalAndHandle
Failures(DefaultLifecycleExecutor.java:306)

at
org.apache.maven.lifecycle.DefaultLifecycleExecutor.executeTaskSegments(
DefaultLifecycleExecutor.java:273)

at
org.apache.maven.lifecycle.DefaultLifecycleExecutor.execute(DefaultLifec
ycleExecutor.java:140)

at org.apache.maven.DefaultMaven.doExecute(DefaultMaven.java:322)

at org.apache.maven.DefaultMaven.execute(DefaultMaven.java:115)

at org.apache.maven.cli.MavenCli.main(MavenCli.java:256)

at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)

at
sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.jav
a:39)

at
sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessor
Impl.java:25)

at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:324)

at org.codehaus.classworlds.Launcher.launchEnhanced(Launcher.java:315)

at org.codehaus.classworlds.Launcher.launch(Launcher.java:255)

at org.codehaus.classworlds.Launcher.mainWithExitCode(Launcher.java:430)

at org.codehaus.classworlds.Launcher.main(Launcher.java:375)

Caused by: org.apache.maven.plugin.PluginManagerException: Cannot find
Plexus container for plugin:
org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-archetype-plugin

at
org.apache.maven.plugin.DefaultPluginManager.getPluginContainer(DefaultP
luginManager.java:499)

at
org.apache.maven.plugin.DefaultPluginManager.getConfiguredMojo(DefaultPl
uginManager.java:514)

at
org.apache.maven.plugin.DefaultPluginManager.executeMojo(DefaultPluginMa
nager.java:390)

at
org.apache.maven.lifecycle.DefaultLifecycleExecutor.executeGoals(Default
LifecycleExecutor.java:534)

... 16 more

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[INFO] Total time: < 1 second

[INFO] Finished at: Fri Apr 14 10:28:34 EDT 2006

[INFO] Final Memory: 1M/3M

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